Owen (Coleccion Rascacielos) (Spanish Edition)
by Kevin Henkes, Maria Luz Castela Gil-Torresano
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Author: Kevin Henkes, Maria Luz Castela Gil-TorresanoEdition: Hardcover
Audio: Spanish (Unknown); Spanish (Original Language); Spanish (Published); Spanish (Translation)
Published: 1998
ISBN: 8424133633
Number of pages: 24
Publisher: Everest De Ediciones Y Distribucion
Summary of Owen (Coleccion Rascacielos) (Spanish Edition)
Owen adoraba a su mantita, a la que llamaba "pelusilla", la llevaba a todas partes, jugaba con ella... Pero iba a empezar la escuela y Owen no podía llevarse a "pelusilla" con él, así que a su madre se le ocurrió una maravillosa idea...The clinical name is transitional object, but for young children, a beloved blanket is more like a lifeline. And that's exactly how Owen feels about his baby blanket, fondly named Fuzzy. The Owen-Fuzzy relationship is cruising along smoothly until a nosy neighbor, Mrs. Tweezers, leans over the fence and asks his parents, "Isn't he getting a little old to be carrying that thing around?" With kindergarten just around the corner, Owen's parents wonder if he should in fact relinquish his prized Fuzzy. Kevin Henkes uses his signature mouse characters and jewel-tone watercolors to explore the antics and foils of one mouse-boy, one rag-blanket, and two parents wondering how to help their son kick the habit. This is what Henkes does best--playfully bringing childhood fears and feelings to the surface while portraying real-life parent-child tensions. Mrs. Tweezers, a real sourpuss, is no help at all. She offers terrible over-the-fence advice, such as dipping Fuzzy in vinegar (as if to cure a nail-biting habit) or stealing the blanket in the night.
It is not until the eve of Owen's first day of kindergarten that his mother hatches the perfect solution. Ultimately, she finds a way that Owen can hang on to his first true love while also taking the next step into middle childhood--a solution that suits everyone, including Mrs. Tweezers. Caldecott Honor Book, Horn Book Fanfare Honor List, ALA Notable Book, Boston Globe/Horn Book Honor Book, School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, ALA Booklist Children's Editors' Choice. (Ages 3 and older) --Gail Hudson
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